Guardrail mounting bracket for staircase
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
A guardrail mounting bracket for a staircase includes an upper clamping bracket comprising an upper post engagement portion and an upper stair engagement portion, the upper stair engagement portion defining an upper stair engagement surface; a lower clamping bracket comprising a lower post engagement portion and a lower stair engagement portion, the lower stair engagement portion defining a lower stair engagement surface; and a front clamping bracket coupled to the lower clamping bracket and defining a front stair engagement portion.
Claims18
A guardrail mounting bracket for a staircase, the guardrail mounting bracket comprising:
- an upper clamping bracket comprising an upper post engagement portion and an upper stair engagement portion, the upper stair engagement portion defining an upper stair engagement surface;
- a lower clamping bracket comprising a lower post engagement portion and a lower stair engagement portion, the lower stair engagement portion defining a lower stair engagement surface;
- and
- a front clamping bracket coupled to the lower clamping bracket and defining a front stair engagement portion;
- wherein:
- the upper post engagement portion defines an upper rail channel configured to receive a guardrail therethrough;
- and
- the lower post engagement portion defines a lower rail channel configured to receive the guardrail therethrough.
A guardrail mounting bracket for a staircase, the guardrail mounting bracket comprising:
- an upper clamping bracket comprising an upper post engagement portion and an upper stair engagement portion, the upper stair engagement portion defining an upper stair engagement surface;
- a lower clamping bracket comprising a lower post engagement portion and a lower stair engagement portion, the lower stair engagement portion defining a lower stair engagement surface;
- and
- a front clamping bracket coupled to the lower clamping bracket and defining a front stair engagement portion;
- wherein the front clamping bracket is pivotably coupled to the lower clamping bracket by a connector, the front clamping bracket comprising a connector engagement portion, the connector engaging the connector engagement portion;
- and
- wherein the connector is a connector bolt defining an upper arm and a lower arm, the lower arm pivotably coupled to the lower clamping bracket, the upper arm extending through a bolt channel of the connector engagement portion.
A guardrail mounting bracket for a staircase, the guardrail mounting bracket comprising:
- an upper clamping bracket comprising an upper post engagement portion and an upper stair engagement portion, the upper stair engagement portion defining an upper stair engagement surface;
- a lower clamping bracket comprising a lower post engagement portion and a lower stair engagement portion, the lower stair engagement portion defining a lower stair engagement surface;
- and
- a front clamping bracket coupled to the lower clamping bracket and defining a front stair engagement portion;
- wherein:
- the guardrail mounting bracket is configurable in a storage configuration and a use configuration;
- the upper clamping bracket defines a first retaining opening therethrough and the front clamping bracket defines a second retaining opening therethrough;
- and
- a storage fastener extends through the first retaining opening and the second retaining opening to secure the guardrail mounting bracket in the storage configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.